Patrick MacGill Quotes

• To the soldier, luck is merely another word for skill.

  Patrick MacGill

  Skills, Soldier, Luck

  MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.18, Read Books Ltd

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• Even the distribution of rations leaves much to be desired; the fatigue party, well-intentioned and sympathetic though it be, often finds itself short of provisions.

  Patrick MacGill

  Party, Provision, Sympathetic

  MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.12, Read Books Ltd

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• Marching thus at night, a battalion is doubly impressive. The silent monster is full of restrained power; resolute in its onward sweep, impervious to danger, it looks a menacing engine of destruction, steady to its goal, and certain of its mission.

  Patrick MacGill

  Night, Goal, Monsters

  MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.31, Read Books Ltd

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• Soy uno del millón o más de varones residentes en el Reino Unido, que hace un año no tenía ningún anhelo especial hacia la vida militar, pero que se alistó en el ejército tras declararse la guerra.

  Patrick MacGill

  Militar, Guerra, Ejército

  Patrick MacGill (2008). “The Amateur Army”, Forbes Press

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• Few men could explain why they enlisted, and if they attempted they might only prove that they had done as a politician said the electorate does, the right thing from the wrong motive.

  Patrick MacGill

  Men, Doe, Done

  MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.7, Read Books Ltd

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• The soldiers' last meal is generally served out about five o'clock in the afternoon, sometimes earlier; and a stretch of fourteen hours intervenes between then and breakfast.

  Patrick MacGill

  Soldier, Meals, Afternoon

  MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.12, Read Books Ltd

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• Save for minor ailments and accident, my battalion is practically immune from sickness; colds come and go as a matter of course, sprains and cuts claim momentary attention, but otherwise the health of the battalion is perfect.

  Patrick MacGill

  Cutting, Perfect, Attention

  MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.15, Read Books Ltd

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• Every battalion has its marching songs.

  Patrick MacGill

  Canción

  MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.32, Read Books Ltd

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• There comes a moment on a journey when something sweet, something irresistible and charming as wine raised to thirsty lips, wells up in the traveller's being.

  Patrick MacGill

  Sweet, Wine, Journey

  MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.17, Read Books Ltd

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• Divisional exercise is a great game of make-believe.

  Patrick MacGill

  Workout, Believe, Exercise

  MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.37, Read Books Ltd

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• A clock struck out the hour of twelve, and the bird in the hedgerow was still singing as we marched out to the roadway, and followed our merry pipers home to town.

  Patrick MacGill

  Home, Sight, Bird

  MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.36, Read Books Ltd

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